Battery-holder.



c. w. McKlNLEY. BATTERY HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 23. 191?- 1,291,049, Patented Jan. 14, 1919.

it l'heiilllj' l it Mil. ill Q CHARLES W. KCKINLEY, OF TOLEDO, OIIIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE WILLYS-OVERLAND COMPANY, (3F TOLEDO, EH10.

BATTERY-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 1%, 1919.

To all whom it m concern:

Be it known ti; I, CHARLES lV. MCKIN- LEY, a citizen of the. United States, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and uscful Improvements in Battery-llolders, of which I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to battery holders and particularly to a type of'holder designed for removably holding in place the storage batteries used in connection with motor vehicles. The object of the invention is to pro vide a battery holder of simplified tion, such as may readily be applied to a motor vehicle, and to provide quickly releasable means for positively and rigidly retaining the battery in place in the holder.

Further objects and objects relating to economies of manufacture and details of construction, will definitely appear from the do tailed description to follow.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by the dcvicesand means described in the following specification. My invention is clearly defined and pointed out in the appended .claini. Y

A structure constituting a preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specifica ion, in which:

Figure I is a spcctive view of a battery holder construcrv 'in accordance with my invention;

Fig. II is a vet-:7 ing the battery hoof the automobile Fig. III is an rged, detail, sectional view taken on lin: 1III of Fig. II; and

Fig. IV is an end elevation showing the holder attached to a bracket.

n the drawings, similar referent-e cl1aracters refer to similar parts throughout the al, sectional View showattached to a portion ne work;

several views and the sectional views are construcwhich are apertured to re ceive attaching screws or bolts. The central portions at or" these straps are connected adjacent their ends by a. pair of retaining crossbars 7, and the upstanding end portions 5 are also connected adjacent their upper ends by cross-bars 8, the ends of which are bent inwardly to the inwardly extending side flanges 10, which serve to prevent movement of the battery laterally of the holder. Each of these crossbars is provided, at about the midpoint thereof, with a key-hole slot 11, which is adapted to receive the head 12 of the corresponding clamping bolt 13.

A clamping bolt 13 is provided at each side of the attery holder and the lower end of each bolt is turned at right angles to the body thereof and provided with. a head which, as indicated above, is received in the key-hole slot in the corresponding cross-bar 8. The upper end of each clamping bolt 13 is threaded at it and receives a clamping lug 19 which, when the battery is in place in the holder, engagcs the handle of the battery to hold it firmly in place in the holder. Nuts l5, threaded, on the upper ends of the clamping bolts, draw the clamping lugs 19 firmly into position so that the battery is firmly and rigidly retained in place. In attaching the holder, the outturned flanges 6 are fastened to the adjacent parts of the car frame work in any suitable manner, as indicated in the rawing.

, The battery is loweret into place in the holder and the clampingbolts 13 are positioned with their heads the key-hole slots 11. The clamping lugs 19 are then turned to engage the ham the battery, and the nuts 15 are ti This brings the clamping bolts upi :ly so that the heads thereof are positioned in the smaller parts of the key-holed slots 11, and the clamping lugs 19 press downwardly on the handles 9 of the battery so that the clamping bolt is firmly locked in place and the battery is firmly and rigidly held in the battery holder. The inturned flanges l0 prevent lateral movement curing flanges b of the battery while the clamping bolts pre- I have found that thespecific embodiment of my invention, which I hare here illustrated and described, is very desirable from man standpoints, but I am also aware that this embodiment may be changed eonsiderably ivithout departing from the spirit of my invention, and therefore, I desire to claim my invention broadly as well as specifically as will appear from the appended claim.

Having thusdeseribed my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by lftters Patent is:

A battery holder, comprising a plurality of eouneeted members. one or more of \Yllltll is provided with a slot having a reduced'portion at one side thereof, a bolt having a lateral projertion and a head thereon insertible through said slot, said projection being adapted to extend through the reduced portion of the slot and held against displacement by said head, and means adjustable upon the bolt adapted to engage the battery for locking the same upon the support.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CHARLES XV. MCKINLEY. 

